Anthony P. Jefferson
Jan 20, 2013
Anthony P. Jefferson 1977 – 2013 INDIAN ORCHARD – Anthony P. "Jesus" Jefferson, 35, died Sunday at home. Tony was born in Springfield; and grew up in West Springfield before moving to Indian Orchard eight years ago. He leaves a son Seth Marrin; his mother Darlene (White) Shipley; his longtime girlfriend Rebecca A. Barry; brother Earl L. Jefferson; two sisters...
Robert P. Brow
Jan 16, 2013
Robert P. Brow 1936 – 2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Robert P. Brow, 76, of Riverdale Street died Wednesday in Kindred Hospital. Robert was born in Swanton, VT, grew up in Vermont and moved to West Springfield in 1953. He was a 27 year machine operator at Sullivan Paper retiring in 2001. A Vietnam War veteran, Robert served in Korea for...
Anthony "Tony" Dell'Aquila
Jan 15, 2013
Anthony "Tony" Dell'Aquila 1925 – 2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Anthony "Tony" Dell'Aquila, 87 died Tuesday at Wingate Rehab. Tony was born in New York City, lived in Enfield, before moving to West Springfield 54 years ago. He served in the United States Army during World War II. After the war, Tony was a Truck Driver for the former Rex Oil...
Lucille L. Choquette
Jan 13, 2013
Lucille L. Choquette 1924 – 2013 EAST LONGMEADOW – Lucille L. (Beauchesne) Choquette, 88, formerly of Holyoke died Sunday, January 13, 2013 in an East Longmeadow Nursing Home. Lucille was born in Chicopee and lived most of her life in Holyoke. She was predeceased by her husband Donald A. Choquette, and her brothers, Raymond and Alcide "Joe". She was an...
George M. Desousa
Jan 13, 2013
George M. deSousa 1923 – 2013 Springfield – George M. deSousa, 89, of Louis Road, died Sunday in a local nursing home. George was born in New York City, the son of Martin and Blanche deSousa. He grew up in the Bronx and has lived in Tyringham for 14 years before moving to Springfield 46 years ago. He retired in...
Kerri A. Kennedy
Jan 10, 2013
Kerri A. Kennedy 1970 – 2013 Springfield – Kerri A. Kennedy, 43, died unexpectedly on Thursday. Kerri was born in Springfield; she grew up in Springfield, graduating from Putnam High School. She was an avid animal lover and loved to ride horses and play with her dogs. She leaves her father Patrick Kennedy and his wife Carol; her mother Judith...
John T. Mustain
Jan 8, 2013
John T. Mustain 1933 – 2013 AGAWAM – John T. Mustain, 79 formerly of Holland Drive died Tuesday in the Holyoke Soldier's Home surrounded by his family. John was born in Chicago; he grew up in River Grove, ILL, Evergreen Park, ILL and Bucyrus, OH before moving to the Springfield area. A 1952 graduate of Classical High School, John attended...
Genevieve T. Berkowicz
Jan 7, 2013
Genevieve (Talenda) Berkowicz 1921 – 2013 Feeding Hills – Genevieve (Talenda) Berkowicz, 91, died Monday in an East Longmeadow Nursing Home surrounded by her loving daughters. Genevieve was born in Northampton the daughter of Joseph and Amilia (Kolwalski) Talenda. She had lived in Feeding Hills most of her life, where she was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church, before moving...
Marlyn D. Groll
Jan 2, 2013
Marlyn D. Groll, 84, of West Springfield, passed away on Jan 2. She was born in Springfield MA to Victor and Geraldine Dearborn. Marlyn was a graduate of Technical High School in Springfield and attended Bay Path Junior College in Longmeadow. She worked as an insurance underwriter, bank teller and school bus driver in Westfield and West Springfield. Her greatest...
George Joseph Fortini
Jan 1, 2013
George J. Fortini 1928 –2013 WEST SPRINGFIELD – George J. Fortini, 84, died Tuesday at home, surrounded by his loving family. George was born in West Springfield, during a snowstorm, on November 30, 1928, the son of Joseph and Theresa (Cassani) Fortini. A lifelong resident, he was a 1946 graduate of West Springfield High School and soon after, began working...
Victoria Aleks
Dec 31, 2012
Victoria H. Aleks 1918-2012 LONGMEADOW-Victoria H. (Kotarba) Aleks, 94, recent widow of Benjamen F. Aleks, passed away on Monday December 31, 2012. "Vicky" was born September 13, 1918 in Manchester, New Hampshire, the loving daughter of Frank and Pauline (Tancer) Kotarba. She was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking and baking Polish food for her family and friends. She worked briefly...
Elmer E. Scull
Dec 29, 2012
Elmer E. Scull 1916 – 2012 AGAWAM – Elmer Scull, 96, died Saturday, Dec. 29th at Country Estates in Agawam. He was born in English Creek, New Jersey and was a graduate of Drexel University. Elmer served as a commander in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War. He enjoyed a technical career with General...
Martha Anne Larkin
Dec 28, 2012
Martha Larkin Martha Anne (Barnfather) Larkin, 54, died Friday, December 28, in Arundel, Maine. Born June 7, 1958 in Springfield, MA, summered in Kennebunk until she moved there in 1995. She was the daughter of the late Charles Barnfather and Eva Barnfather of Arundel, Maine, formerly of West Springfield. Martha was preceded by her husband Christopher, her son Charles, sister...
Karen Marie Caron
Dec 27, 2012
Karen M. Caron 1962 – 2012 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Karen M. (Dolan) Caron, 50 of West Springfield died Thursday at home. Karen was born in Springfield and has lived in West Springfield her entire life. She was a 1980 graduate of West Springfield High School and attended Bridgewater State College. She owned and operated the Video Loft Store on Memorial...
Amalio M. Rivera
Dec 24, 2012
Amalio M. Rivera 1935-2012 SPRINGFIELD-Amalio M. Rivera, 77, died Monday in Baystate Medical Center. He was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, lived in Enfield for most of his life before coming to Springfield 20 years ago. He was a retired machine operator for the former Choice Vending Company in Windsor, CT. His wife of 54 years Arlene Rivera died last...
Isaias Martinez
Dec 19, 2012
Isaias Martinez 1924-2012 Springfield: Isaias Martinez of Springfield, MA died Wednesday at Baystate Medical Center surrounded by the love of family and friends. Isaias was born in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico and came to Wareham, MA to work as a laborer. He worked in the cranberry fields and traveled the east coast working in various farms. He was an exceptionally kind,...
Paul J. Winkler
Dec 19, 2012
Paul J. Winkler 1931 – 2012 WEST SPRINGFIELD – Paul J. Winkler, 81 of West Springfield passed away on Wednesday December 19, 2012. Born in Springfield on June 5, 1931, he was the son of Paul E. Winkler and Irene K. (Rushford) Winkler. He graduated from the High School of Commerce in 1951. He was an avid bowler and golfer...
Rose L. Dean
Dec 19, 2012
Rose L. Dean 1921 – 2012 LONGMEADOW – Rose L. (Greene) Dean, 91, of Longmeadow passed away on Wednesday at the Jewish Nursing Home, surrounded by her loving family. Rose was the daughter of Richard and Amy (Mack) Greene and was born in Springfield. She lived most of her life in Agawam and spent the last 15 years living in...
Ruth Martone
Dec 19, 2012
Ruth E. Martone 1922 – 2012 AGAWAM – Ruth E. (Laroche) Martone, 90, died Wednesday in Country Estates Nursing Home. Ruth was born in Southbridge and grew up in Springfield before moving to Agawam in 1955. She was a retired bookkeeper for Southworth Paper Company and longtime communicant of St. John the Evangelist Church. Her husband Albert Martone died in...
John H. Suty
Dec 18, 2012
John H. Suty 1924 – 2012 WEST SPRINGFIELD – John H. Suty, 88, of West Springfield died Tuesday at home. John was born in Myszakow, Poland and has lived in West Springfield for many years. He worked at Agri-Mark as a Boiler Tech retiring in 1986. He loved puttering outside, his garden, and repairing odds and ends. His wife Stacia...